Add the pause command to the end of the batch file, then trigger it to run.<BR><BR>BTW, you're not referencing any mapped drives in either the batch file or the HotCopy script, are you? They won't ...

You can stop or prevent Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file using Pause, cmd /k or editing Registry.

You can automate many tasks on your Windows 11 PC using batch files. I’ll explain what a batch file is, how you can create one, and show you some interesting and useful uses of these files.